- Dates
- 1903-02-09 – 1903-02-26
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- historypublicationtransportationmaritimeweather
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The February 2003 historical column revisits 1903 reports of delayed mail, repairs to the steamer Beaver, a new four-year mail contract, the first winter mail crossing over ice, harbor ice fishing, active logging camps, and new religious residences on Beaver Island.
Evidence limits
This is a later transcription and summary of historical newspaper items, not the original Charlevoix Sentinel pages.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, February 2003, “One Hundred Years Ago.”Reports no mail during early February, repair of the steamer Beaver, Captain Campbell’s four-year mail contract, ice mail delivery, fishing through the harbor ice, logging, and the new Dominican Sisters’ home and parish residence. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the February 2003 report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-02_Beaver-Beacon
Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The February 2003 Beacon revisits Beaver Island mail and winter news from February 1903”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-one-hundred-years-ago-february-1903/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 2003, “One Hundred Years Ago.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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